Handbook of Palliative Care

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

AvRichard Kitchen,Christina Faull,Sarah Russell,Jo Wilson

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Handbook of palliative care Comprehensive resource utilising up-to-date evidence and guidelines to support non-specialists in palliative care in both hospital and community settingsBuilding on the success of previous editions, this new edition of the award winning handbook has a practical focus and provides the user with an approach to clinical challenges while also providing enough information to explain why this approach is suggested. The 4th edition of Handbook of Palliative Care supports non-specialists in palliative care in both hospital and community settings and focuses on holistic care and therapeutic interventions. With several new chapters and content significantly updated to reflect new evidence and practice, the 4th edition also presents up-to-date evidence, guidance in a succinct format and utilises flow charts and figures to enhance the accessibility of information.Written by four highly accomplished nursing and medical authors with over 100 years’ experience between them in hospital, hospice, care home and community settings, Handbook of Palliative Care provides: Guidance from clinicians who are experts in their fieldAn acknowledgment of the requirements of healthcare professionals attending to patients with palliative care needs, along with a dedicated chapter addressing this topicContemporary guidance on medicine management, symptom control and managing complications of cancerPalliative care in heart failure, renal disease and advanced liver, neurological and respiratory diseasesAn in-depth look at patient and public involvement in palliative care and inequitySkill development including communication, ethical considerations and spiritual careNew chapters including frailty, dementia, and multi-morbidity; and palliative care for people living with mental illness and people with intellectual disabilitiesThis 4th edition of Handbook of Palliative Care is an ideal supporting resource for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals caring for patients with palliative care needs in the UK and beyond. The 1st edition was the winner of the 1999 BMA Medical Book of the Year Prize.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-05-29
Mått240 x 19 x 170 mm
Vikt755 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor384
Upplaga4
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781119784364

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List of Contributors viiForeword xPreface xiiAcknowledgements xiii1 The Context and Principles of Palliative Care 1Christina Faull2 Patient and Public Involvement in Palliative Care 16John Rosenberg and Kerrie Noonan3 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Serious Illness 25Noura Rizk, William E. Rosa and Liz Grant4 Palliative Care in the Community 39Matthew Doré, Catherine Millington-Sanders, Rachel Campbell, Paul Thomas, Laura Calamos, Rachael Marchant, Carolyn Doyle, Rachel Lukwago, Karen Hodson and Susan van Beveren5 Hospital Palliative Care 53Paul W. Keeley6 Ethics in Palliative Care Practice 67Derek Willis7 Conversations and Communication 76Sarah Russell8 Integrating New Perspectives: Working with Loss and Grief in Palliative Care 89Nikki Archer and Linda Machin9 Recognising Deterioration, Preparing, and Planning for Dying 104Jo Wilson and Sarah Russell10 Pain and Its Management 116Richard Kitchen11 The Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Advanced Liver Disease 138Andrew Chilton, Christina Faull, Wendy Prentice and Monica Compton12 The Management of Respiratory Symptoms and Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 159Frances Hakkak13 Managing Complications of Cancer 175Lesley Charman, Rachael Barton and Katie Spencer14 Handbook of Palliative Care: Palliative Care for People with Progressive Neurological Disorders 203David Oliver and Idris Baker15 ‘Palliative Care for Infants, Children, and Young People’ 218Yifan Liang16 Palliative and End of Life Care: Frailty, dementia and multi-morbidity 230Sarah Russell17 Palliative Care in Advanced Heart Failure 242Amy Gadoud18 Palliative Care in Advanced Renal Disease, 254Jo Wilson and Jenny Cross19 Palliative Care for People Living with Mental Illness and People with Intellectual Disabilities 269Jed Jerwood and Gemma Allen20 Care in the Last Days of Life and after Death 283Nikhil Sanyal and Alistair Duncan21 Medicines Management in Palliative Care Including Syringe Drivers 306Kerry Parker and Michelle Aslett22 Spirituality in Palliative Care 328Margaret Holloway23 Creating Space, Clarity, and Containment in order to Sustain Staff: Managing the Emotional Impact of Palliative Care Work 338Barbara Wren24 Patient/Individual and Carer Wellbeing 348Tes SmithIndex 364